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Hot Hits
Love's Labor's Lost
Folger TheatreShakespeare’s delicious comedy is full of foolish lovers and clowns, disguise, and the follies of love.
Dear Evan Hansen
The Kennedy CenterAug. 6 – Sep. 8 The deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it.
Spunk
Signature TheatreThru Jun. 23 Glowing with wit, humor and energy, resonating with evocative staging and soulful music, three tales of survival are told in the key of the blues.
Blackbeard
Signature TheatreThru Jul. 7 Set sail with the most infamous pirate of all time in a riotous, rowdy high-seas adventure from the creators of The Witches of Eastwick, Brother Russia and The Fix.
Queens of Egypt
National GeographicThru Sep. 2 This multisensory exhibition will bring you back in time some 3,500 years, to the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt.
Disney's Aladdin
The Kennedy CenterJul. 18 – Sep. 7 Discover a whole new world at Disney’s Aladdin, the hit Broadway musical!
Betty Buckley in Hello Dolly!
The Kennedy CenterThru Jul. 7 Tony Award®-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in Hello, Dolly!—the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls “the best show of the year!”
Pilobolus
StrathmoreTue. Jul 9 Pilobolus invites you to engage with childlike wonder at a show featuring classic and brand-new repertory—ranging from the silly to the surreal to the sublime.
Iyanla Vanzant
StrathmoreWed. Jun 26 Iyanla Vanzant brings her Acts of Faith Remix Tour to Strathmore.
Capital Fringe Festival: July 9-28, 2019
Self-Made Performing Arts: 13 stages, 89 productions and 500 performances including drama, comedy, musical theatre and dance.Spotlights
Eye to I: Self-Portraits from 1900 to Today
Smithsonian National Portrait GalleryThru Aug. 18
Moona Luna
AMP by Strathmore
The Architecture of the Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare LibraryThru Jan. 5, 2020
Buddy Guy with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band and Samantha Fish
Wolf TrapSun. Jun 23
The Band's Visit
The Kennedy CenterJul. 9 – Aug. 4
Ghost Light
Folger TheatreMon. Jun 17
